Chapter 1

Vader sat patiently waiting, when the front door opened and Obi-Wan stepped in. It was no surprise to him that Obi-Wan had already

sensed his presence.

Obi-Wan glanced at the form in the shadows, "Anakin," he said in greeting. Vader watched him walk around the small table and put a

teapot on the stove. "Tea?" he asked. Vader furrowed his brows; it seemed in their separation that his old master had grown even…

stranger.

"I am here to kill you Obi-Wan, and you ask if I want tea," he stated incredulously. He felt the anger rise within him when Obi-Wan

did not respond and continued to make his tea as if there was no one there. Vader stood from his chair and ignited his lightsaber, the

red light casting an eerie glow across the room.

"Will you not defend yourself Obi-Wan?" Vader asked. Obi-Wan turned around to look at him, a pained expression on his face.

"I've already fought you once, Anakin, I will not do it again." And with that said, he turned back to making his tea. For a reason,

unbeknownst to him, Vader turned off his lightsaber and surveyed the hut. It was small and bland, as if Obi-Wan didn't care much to

decorate it.

A loud hacking cough made him turn back to Obi-Wan. His former master was leaning heavily against the counter,

holding a handkerchief to his mouth. It was a deep cough that came from his lungs; his entire body shook with the onslaught. When

Obi-Wan pulled the handkerchief from his mouth, Vader could see the bright red blood that stained it.

"You are sick?" Vader was surprised, "In all the years you were my master, I hardly remember you even getting a cold."

Obi-Wan looked up at him weakly, slowly pulling out a chair and sitting down. "I am afraid that my lungs did not agree with the

smoke and heat on Mustafar," he said with a hoarse voice.

Vader stared at Obi-Wan, realizing for the first time how old he looked. His face was sunken and pale, the skin was dark under his

eyes, and his eyes were devoid of the light that used to shine in them. The two stared at one another, yellow eyes meeting green.